Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been the change in engine tone that woke her a long time later . |
| 2 | ‘ He has long arms and I think he 'll use them to hold me off and make it a long bout . |
| 3 | ‘ If that does n't work we will then dig in and do it the long and hard way . ’ |
| 4 | He leaned forward and poured her a long cool glass of freshly squeezed orange juice . |
| 5 | I should like to thank Edward and Peter for their years of service to the Diocese and to wish them a long and happy retirement . |
| 6 | He rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her a long kiss on the lips . |
| 7 | With a husky laugh , he pulled her gently round to face him , and gave her a long , thorough appraisal , from the top of her head to the tip of her toes . |
| 8 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 9 | After relaying the message to Ng , Gooseneck looked over at Amiss and gave him a long , slow wink . |
| 10 | It was less than a hundred metres away , and gave us a long hard look as we stood there . |
| 11 | Club organiser Maureen Mayers thanked Dr. Brill for all his thought and care over many years , and wished him a long and happy retirement . |
| 12 | I handed over a plethora of retirement gifts from her colleagues and wished her a long and happy retirement . |
| 13 | And to warn him the long knives were out . |